Downplaying positive impressions: Compensation between warmth and competence in impression management

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-41

  Holoien, Deborah Son ^a   Fiske, Susan T ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Impression management; Self presentation; Warmth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867532445     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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